Spool-holder.



No. 667,742. Patented Fab. l2, I90l. H. E. SMITH.

(No Model.)

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Martha STATES PATENT FFICE.

HANNAH E. SMITH, OF BROCTON, ILLINOIS.

SPOOL-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 667,742, dated February12, 1901.

Application filed May 13, 1899. Serial No. 716,731. \NO model.)

To all whont it ntcty concern:

Be it known that I, HANNAH E. SMITH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brocton, in the county of Edgar and State of Illinois, haveinvented a new and useful Spool-Holder and Thread-Cutter, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention is in the nature of a combined thread-cutter andspool-holder, the object being to furnish a light, cheap,simply-constructed, and ornamental device capable of being secured to aladys dress-front and forming an efficient device for both purposes.

With this object in view my invention consists in the improvedconstruction, arrange ment, and combination of parts hereinafter fullydescribed and afterward specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which myinvention mostnearly appertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed todescribe its construction and operation, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part hereof, in which Figure l is aperspective view of a combined spool-holder and thread-cutterconstructed in accordance with my invention with a spool in positionthereon, the end of the thread passing over the cutter. Fig. 2 is asimilar view without the spool of thread. Fig. 3 is a view in frontelevation.

Like letters of reference mark the same parts wherever they occur in theseveral figures of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings, it will be seen that my improved device issubstantially U- shaped and made from a single piece of wire, one end ofthe wire being sharpened to form a pin A, the wire being coiled at B atthe head end of the pin after the manner of a safetypin, and thence backat 0, parallel with the pin for about half its length, when it is bentoutward and formed into a coil or ring D. From the point where the coilends the wire is continued at E in line with O to a short distanoebeyond the point of the pin, where it is doubled back and the bendturned over, forming the shield F for the point of the pin, thecontinuation G of the wire being bent to form an opposite coil or ring Hand again continued at I in line with G to or slightly beyond thehead-coil B of the pin, where it is bent to a ward at O a shortdistance, the end being twisted around 0 and I, thus securing theseparts in position and the end from hanging loose.

To putthe invention in operation, the whole device is secured to thedress-front by means of the pin A, when the parts K and N, forming astem upon which a spool P of thread, cotton, or silk is placed, with theend in handy position to be severed by knife M. The side coils D and Hoccupy the same plane with the stem and the horizontal portion and bylying flat on the dress-front not only form stops to prevent the spoolfrom swinging around and getting in the way, but by reason of theirelasticity serve as springs to prevent the pin from slidinglongitudinally, and thus displacing its point from the shield.

The device may be made of any bright wire, according to the taste anddesire of the user, and may be made very cheaply, if desired. It willnot only be an exceedingly useful article, but maybe made as ornamentalor valuable as a piece of jewelry.

While I have illustrated and described what I consider to be the bestmeans now known to me for carrying out myinvention, I do not wish to beunderstood as restricting myself to the exact forms and constructionsshown, as many slight changes therein or variations therefrom mightsuggest themselves to the ordinary mechanic, all of which would beclearly included within the limit and scope of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. Acombined spool-holder and thread-cutter formed of a doubled piece ofwire with oppositely-disposed loops at its doubled end, forming betweenthem a thread-guiding eye having its entrance contracted and its lowerwall sharpened to form a cutting edge, the legs of said wire beingapproximated to form a spool-supporting spindle and carrying attachingmeans, substantially as described.

2. A combined spool-holder and thread-cut- 1161 comprising a U-shapedframe, one leg turning of the frame, substantially as dethereofconstituting a spindle to receive the scribed.

spool and formed at its outer end with a A v A threadguidiug eye havingits inner wall 1IANNAU SMITH sharpened to form a, cutting edge, and theWitnesses:

other leg formed with an attaching-pin and G. W. GARD.

laterally-disposed members to prevent the J. D. ROBERTS.

